The 1924 Victorian state election was held in the

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of Victoria on Thursday 26 June 1924 to elect the 65 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.Colin A Hughes, ''A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics 1890-1964'', Canberra: Australian National University Press, 1968 ().

Background

Seat changes

There had been four by-elections in Nationalist-held seats during the previous parliamentary term: Labor had won the seats of Daylesford on 9 August 1923 and Dalhousie on 31 January 1924. The Nationalists retained the seat of Gippsland South on 18 August 1922, but lost Gippsland West to the Country Party.

Results

Legislative Assembly

Notes: *Twenty seats were uncontested at this election, and were retained by the incumbent parties: **Labor (12): Abbotsford, Brunswick, Carlton,

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, Fitzroy, Flemington,

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, Port Fairy,

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, Richmond, Warrenheip, Williamstown **Nationalist (5): Allandale, Gippsland South, Kara Kara, St Kilda, Waranga **Country (3): Gippsland East,

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Outcome

The Peacock minority government was defeated; a minority Labor Government led by George Prendergast took office but was defeated in Parliament in November 1924 by the Allan Coalition Government.

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